Travel guide Lavenham

Former medieval hall house set in pleasant rural village: now a smart, split-level, personally run restaurant. Traditional dishes use quality ingredients and feature tried-and-tested combinations.

Thatched pub with fresh, bright interior. Frequently changing, seasonal menu of generous, flavourful dishes, with the occasional Italian influence; all homemade from local produce.

Clean, bright, welcoming restaurant with a sleek, contemporary style, encompassing topiary planters, marble tiled floors, antique mirrors, and art deco pictures and statuettes. Simple, well-priced menu with locally caught fish specials. Pretty terrac..

Impressive Georgian façade conceals 14C timbered house with eye-catching modern art and heated rear terrace. Classical French cooking displays modern twists. Service is well-paced and attentive. Contemporary, country house bedrooms boast old beams an..

Charming restaurant in cosy 19C brick cottage - a former bakery - well run by husband and wife team. Tasty, seasonal, country-style cooking with a strong Mediterranean bias. Great value lunch menus. Biodynamic and organic old world wines. Efficient s..

Characterful 15C pub with sympathetically designed extension, set well off the beaten track. Beamed ceilings feature throughout and there's a large brick fireplace with wood burning stove. Traditionally prepared local produce; satisfying, flavoursome..

Old beamed inn with lovely courtyard. Stylish, modern interior with 2 bars, a smart lounge and formal restaurant; warm colours and open fires feature. Choose from classics, an ambitious à la carte or tasting menu. Elaborate, artistic cooking. Luxurio..

Beautiful 17C barn with lovely terrace; at the centre of a vineyard. Interesting all-day light bites or accomplished weekly menu. Well-sourced, seasonal ingredients; many from their own farm. Carefully judged cooking relies on quality produce and nat..